Outback volunteers awarded for volunteer service
Twenty-three dedicated volunteers from across Outback NSW have been awarded Crown Lands Service Recognition Awards for over 10 years or more service on land manager boards, taking care of public land on behalf of their communities.
Crown land is public land set aside for public benefit and plays a vital role in supporting thriving communities across NSW.
There are over 2,500 volunteers involved in Crown reserve management across the state, freely giving their time, skills and energy for the good of their local communities.
The award recipients are all volunteers who manage reserves from all corners of the Far West region, including Lightning Ridge, Walgett, Cumborah and Wanaaring.
Recipients include Barbara Moritz who has received recognition for 31 years on the board of the Lightning Ridge Historical Society.
Ms Moritz, alongside her fellow volunteers, has been instrumental in creating and maintaining a unique museum in the heart of NSW’s opal mining capital. Graeme Anderson was also acknowledged for 14 years’ service on the board.
The historical society building was formerly a 1930s opal miners hut and has an interior furnished with items from that era.
The hut offers tourist information about the region’s opal mining industry and a tantalising glimpse into the area’s past.
On the same lot is a relocated and restored 1915 nurses’ cottage honouring the essential Outback medical support of nurses in the Lightning Ridge region. […]
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